Day 1 : Arrival in Kathmandu.
Depending on your arrival time, our representative will be at the airport to receive you and transfer you to your booked hotel. Evening time can be spent taking a tour in busy Thamel Street or just enjoying your beer in the hotel garden.
Day 2 : Fly to Lukla (2860m) and Trek to Phakding (2651m) – 3 Hrs Walk
The first flight to Lukla takes place very early in the morning. Depending on the time, you will have your breakfast either in the hotel or upon arrival in Lukla. You will be transferred to the domestic terminal of Kathmandu Airport from where you take your flight to Lukla which is about 40 minutes landing on the narrow, sleeping runway high above the Dudh Koshi River. Your porters and support staff will be waiting at the airport to help you with your luggage to start your trek to Phakding.
The trek to Phakding is easy walk for the first day with mostly downhill leg. The trek will take you through pastoral lands through several small villages and farms. Approximately after 3 hours we reach Phakding where we spend our overnight in the tea houses that are probably run by Sherpas.
Day 3 : Trek to Namche (3438m) – 4/5 Hrs Trek:
An easy walk today through Monjo will take you through the pine trees and glimpses of distant snow capped peaks. You will encounter few impressive waterfalls and yaks along the way taking necessary foods and other essentials for the trekkers as well as the locals. You will pass through the checkpoint before reaching Monjo where the officials check your permits. All trekkers to this region require TIMS cards and National Park Entry Fee. Your guide will sort out the paper works while you can stroll around for a bit. After this you officially enter the Sagarmatha National Park and a little way up the trail, you will arrive in Monjo where you will stop for lunch.
After Lunch, you start your trek through the wooded valley on a good trail crossing the river through high suspension bridge. Right after the bridge is the upward climb towards Namche. An hour and half long ascent to Namche is famous among the locals as “Namche Ko Ukalo” meaning the uphill of Namche. Its all uphill till you reach Namche, and about an hour before reaching Namche your hard work will be rewarded by your first view of Everest. Your guide will walk you to the lodge you will be staying overnight.
Day 4 : Acclimatization Day in Namche
Situated at high altitude, Namche Bazaar serves as an acclimatization stop for climbers to avoid altitude sickness. Namche Bazaar is the main center of the Khumbu region and is facilitates with government offices, internet, ATM’s, restaurants and a colourful market. You can also take a half day excursion to the internationally known Museum of Sherpa Culture and the traditional villages of Khunde and Khumjung. The location of our lodge is superb giving us a bird’s eye view over Namche and across the Valley to the serrated ridges of the Kongde range, while the magnificent peak of Thamserku (6623m) rises as a backdrop. Just a short walk away is a classic view of Ama Dablam, one of the most beautiful mountains in all Nepal and of Lhotse and Everest. This is an ideal place to spend the day, acclimatising to the new altitude before heading further up-valley to Thame.
Day 5 : Trek to Deboche (3820m) – 5/6 Hrs Trek
Today we will ascend towards the biggest monastery of the Everest region located at Tengboche. It encloses within Sagarmatha National Park which is listed in a UNESCO world heritage site. The trek to Phunki will be easy, but soon the ascending will start becoming challenging. The panoramic view of the Himalayas from the monastery shows us a divine universe built under the same range. We can observe a Buddhist religious ceremony.
Day 6 : Trek to Pheriche (4371m) – 5/6 Hrs Trek
With a magnificent view of a rhododendron forest followed by a bridge over the raging Imja khola (River), we ascend towards Pheriche which is a nice valley with Sherpa settlement in the region. This can be a great opportunity to have a lunch with the Sherpa locals and talk about their life in the Himalayas.
Day 7 : Trek to Lobuche (4600m) – 5/6 Hrs
From here on forth, trek will become more challenging due to the high altitude. By trekking steep to the top of a high hill, we will pass Dughla (Thukla). Before reaching Dughla, we trek across a wide pass which is much needed change from walking in a straight line. The company of Himalayas will be on all sides on our trek. After crossing Dughla, the trail passes through boulder-strewn slopes. As the trail drops to the Khumbu Glacier moraine, we find ourselves facing great peaks.
Day 8 : Visit Kalapatthar (5545m) and Back to Lobuche (4600m) – 6 Hrs Trek
Kalapattar’s altitude is often given as 5550m but the hill, further along, is a little bit higher. One fact is that you do not see the top of Kalapattar from Gorakshepe, only a false summit which is much lower. It is a fairly tiring walk up there unless you are well acclimatized. The views from the summit are memorable. Everest views are the best you can get from this place. Descent from Kalapattar is easy, just a quick straight down walk. We have our breakfast here and trek back to Lobuche the same route we came up.
Day 9 : Trek to Chukkung (4730m) – 5 Hrs Trek
We trek to Chukkung today taking the same route we took while coming up following Dugla and then onwards via Dingboche. An alternate route to Chukkung is also available that goes through the Kongma La pass which can be considered as the most strenuous part of the trek. Upon reaching Chukkung, a small settlements where we check our equipments before heading out to the base camp tomorrow.
Day 10 : Trek to Island Peak Base Camp
Following the fairly steep route towards the base camp, we move south as we walk towards the winding paths below the Lhotse glacier.
Arriving at the base camp, our crew will set up the tents which will give us enough time to observe the surrounding. We will take a quite training on the climbing before heading for the big climb tomorrow.
Day 11 : Summit Island Peak and Trek Back to Chukkung – 7/8 Hrs Trek/climb
A very early morning start today at around 1 AM in the morning will start after quick breakfast. The wind during the afternoon is strong which can hamper the summit push so we start early today. Climbing the steep hill, the trail narrows. Although not very difficult climb, we need to watch out for the rocky steps as we climb. Our guide will take care with the rope fixing with both main rope and fix ropes. The summit will be one experience that you will cherish with views of the panoramic Himalayas spread across beautifully. We head back towards base camp and then toward Chukkung.
Day 12 : Trek to Tengboche (3985m) – 5/6 Hrs Trek
We retrace our back towards Tengboche, a small village on top of the hill with ancient monastery overlooking Thamserku.
Day 13 : Trek to Namche – 5/6 Hrs Trek
Back to Tengboche from where we continue retracing towards Namche. We will be reaching Namche approximately in the late afternoon.
Day 14 : Trek to Lukla - 5/6 Hours
After Overnight at Namche, early morning we will descend back to Lukla. The trekking though the trail will be exciting as well as easier as it will go through the forest of rhododendron and pines. We will pass Monjo after a short walk and then to Phakding. We stay on the same trail and advance towards Nurning and approximately 8 hours of the trek we will finally be reaching Lukla.
Day 15 : Fly Back to Kathmandu
We will enjoy our last view of the high mountains while flying back to the Kathmandu from Lukla. The snow-capped mountains will be worth to watch. After 25 minutes of flight, our representative will be waiting for you at domestic airport to take you back to the hotel where you can enjoy your chilled beer and warm shower.
Day 16 : Free Day in Kathmandu
You are free today in Kathmandu that you deserve very much after the strenuous trek and the summit. Evening, we will be transferred to a fine restaurant “Le Sherpa” for dinner.
Day 17 : International Departure
Depending on your flight time you will be transferred to the airport. The airport check-in is 3 hours prior to the departure time and the hotel checkout time is 12 PM. In case your flight is late evening please let us know if you require half day use of the hotel.
Our representative will meet you at the hotel and transfer you to the airport.